A crater at the edge of the Yucatán peninsula in Mexico was created by a massive asteroid that hit Earth 66 million years ago At the end of the Cretaceous Period 66 million years ago, an ...

A Canadian man researching an upcoming camping trip via Google Maps has uncovered what experts believe to be a gigantic crater — left by an ancient space rock. Joël Lapointe, of Quebec ...

The site is now considered a “strong contender” to be a meteorite impact crater. Samples from the site reveal zircon, a mineral that commonly forms after a major impact event. Scouting out a ...

A satellite image of Gosses Bluff Crater located near the centre of Australia. The 22-km wide crater ... [+] is believed to have been created by an impact around 142 million years ago. Geological ...

A volcanic eruption near Nāpau Crater in Hawaii's Volcanoes National Park is continuing to dramatic effect, footage by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows. The eruptive activity at ...

Your donation makes it possible for us to keep doing this important work, keeping you informed every step of the way to the November election Joël Lapointe discovered the likely crater with a ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A black bear was recently seen swimming in Crater Lake and exploring Wizard Island for the first time in “many decades,” the National Park Service announced on Sept.

NASA's rover on Mars has had enough of hanging out at the bottom of a crater. The six-wheeled Perseverance has begun its ascent to break out of its confines -- and has quite a way to go.

A crater found in Canada is thought to have been caused by an ancient meteor (Picture: Getty Images/Science Photo Libra) What’s the strangest thing you have stumbled upon accidentally?

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has started off on its most ambitious ascent yet — up the rim of Jezero Crater. Kicking off a new phase of exploration, Perseverance began its trek up the western ...

This refers to the Batagaika crater, which undergoes changes meticulously described by researchers from around the world. They first focused their attention on this place in the 1960s. Each year ...

A camper scrolling through Google Maps has stumbled upon what could be a crater caused by a giant asteroid impact in Canada.